Gosh, first of all I must say it must be frustrating to deal with that situation especially if you have a baby on hand. However, your dog is not stupid and CKC is not meant just for stupid dogs. In fact, having CKC or AKC doesn't mean a dog is super intelligent. Your vet really doesn't sound right to me because a vet that is right in mind and being a proffesional will not say something that is so biased and being so biased, he will not have a lot of genuine interest to help your dog or you in dealing with your dog so get another vet's opinion on her health concerns.
Secondly, did you check whether your training methods are correct or perhaps get a real compassionate trainer who has enough experience and understands what is the real problem here. Bark collars..if I am a dog, I will retaliate more and I am sure your dog isn't that stupid. As for pooping on the porch, most dogs that are trained to use wee pad will prefer concrete pavements over grass simply because they look alike. They might adjust to grass but if not, just bring them to somewhere near a walkway and pick up after. I agree with the x-pen training. You should stick with one training, either wee pad or going outside until she is well trained in one of it, not do 2 things at once. It will only confused her further.
If all things do not work or your patience has run thin, please rehome her to someone who has the patience to train her. I know you love her but it might be the best for her. Loving her that way may be better than having a bark collar on her in the long run. |